Platko said she met with a Michigan State Police detective on Tuesday, May 14, and she is working with investigators to download the messages from her computer to be taken as evidence.

"One of them said, 'You f***ing racist b****, you old lady, I hope you die,'" Platko said, noting the second message, from a separate account, was worded similarly.

Township manager Dexter Mitchell recorded the phone call, in which Platko calls Parker the "N-Word," in January and played the recording at a Buena Vista Township meeting on April 22.

Platko told police she believes Dexter Mitchell should be charged with extortion for his actions at the April 22 meeting when he played the recorded phone call.

"Before he (played the recording) he asked me for my resignation," Platko said. "I said 'I'm not stepping down.'"

Mitchell asked her to resign once more and she said no again before Mitchell played the recording, she said.

Mitchell declined to comment when asked about Platko's allegations.

Police were not immediately available to comment.

Platko said she has not received any threats in person, though some people have asked her to step down from her position on the board. Platko said she has also heard from many people supporting her and maintains that she is not a racist.

"Put it this way, I probably have more black friends than I have white friends," she said. "If i wanted to get away from the black race I would have moved years ago. But this is where my heart is."

Asked about seeing the story about her use of the word covered by national radio and TV news outlets, including Rush Limbaugh and The Daily Show, Platko said the coverage is mostly one-sided.

"Nobody knows me for who I am except the people in Buena Vista," she said, adding she wants attention to shift away from the controversy.

"We need to get on with business at hand," she said, adding she has no plans to step down.

Platko said she has apologized to Parker for using the word, but added that she is happy to see that past accusations against Parker have been brought to the attention of Saginaw County Prosecutor John McColgan Jr.

Hear the phone recording below. Platko can be heard making a racial slur around the 6-minute mark. Warning: The file contains strong language.